Text Formatting
This text is bold
This text is italic
This is superscript
HTML Formatting Elements
In the previous chapter, you learned about HTML styling, using the HTML style attribute.
HTML also defines special elements for defining text with a special meaning.
HTML uses elements like <b> and <i> for formatting output, like bold or italic text.
Formatting elements were designed to display special types of text:
- Bold text
- Important text
- Italic text
- Emphasized text
- Marked text
- Small text
- Deleted text
- Inserted text
- Subscripts
- Superscripts
HTML Bold and Strong Formatting
The HTML <b> element defines bold text, without any extra importance.
The HTML <strong> element defines strong text, with added semantic "strong" importance.
HTML Italic and Emphasized Formatting
The HTML <i> element defines italic text, without any extra importance.
The HTML <em> element defines emphasized text, with added semantic importance.
Browsers display <strong> as <b>, and <em> as <i>.
However, there is a difference in the meaning of these tags: <b> and <i> defines bold and italic text,
but <strong> and <em> means that the text is "important".
HTML Small Formatting
The HTML <small> element defines small text:
HTML Marked Formatting
The HTML <mark> element defines marked or highlighted text:
HTML Deleted Formatting
The HTML <del> element defines deleted (removed) text.
HTML Inserted Formatting
The HTML <ins> element defines inserted (added) text.
HTML Subscript Formatting
The HTML <sub> element defines subscripted text.
HTML Superscript Formatting
The HTML <sup> element defines superscripted text.
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HTML Text Formatting Elements
| Tag | Description |
|---|---|
| <b> | Defines bold text |
| <em> | Defines emphasized text |
| <i> | Defines italic text |
| <small> | Defines smaller text |
| <strong> | Defines important text |
| <sub> | Defines subscripted text |
| <sup> | Defines superscripted text |
| <ins> | Defines inserted text |
| <del> | Defines deleted text |
| <mark> | Defines marked/highlighted text |